Explain Why Teaching Is Important To Meet Individual Needs

When ensuring children receive the level of help they need when learning, we must always make sure our teaching is inclusive of everyone, whatever their needs. We must ensure there is no discrimination [as explained in the previous assignment]. Legislation states that schools must tailor a child’s education in order to meet their ‘personality, talents and mental and physical abilities.’ So, we as teachers must constantly be on top of all the individual needs of each child we teach. If we recognise a problem or a certain area of need within an individual, it is our responsibility to take steps to get the appropriate help for that child. For example, if we suspect a child may be struggling due to dyslexia or something similar we must start to put things in place to help the child. Firstly, we would alert the parents/carers to our concerns and point them in the right direction to get some help, or, with their permission possibly contact outside agencies we may have links with and begin the …show more content…
There are many easily accessible resources for lots of learning difficulties, e.g, pencil grips, coloured overlays, wobble chairs or fidget toys. The list of helpful resources is endless but using them can help an otherwise isolated and frustrated child access the curriculum as well as any other child. In my workplace we have lots of different outside agencies that regularly come in and run interventions for children that need help for whatever reason. These include Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy, which again can help to fill the gaps in learning. Just as important are the children at the opposite end of the spectrum, the quick learners and the high flyers. We must ensure we regularly challenge and push their learning to a level that helps them reach their